You are never too old to learn a language

Many people use the excuse that they are too old to learn a language.  However, I have recently had a Cantonese student who has learnt English to a very high level at the age of 82!

As people get older, they usually acquire more responsibilities with work and family.  During this period, most people are usually more fatigued than when they were carefree teenagers.  Once a person has retired, people generally want to take things more slowly too.  This lack of energy for people in their older years is at odds to people who are still in their teenage years and tend to have a zest for life.

This lack of energy for most older people is the reason that learning a language feels like a difficult task.  However, all you need to do is find a way to bring some daily consistent energy into your language learning process.  At the same time, try to make your language learning process fun.  Read, watch movies, do language exchanges and meet new people.  If you do this, you will learn a language to a very high level regardless of your age.